The Ouachita telegraph. [volume] (Monroe, La.) 1865-1889, 1887-01-29
T1NTIN CALANDRo.
Judge Gayarre Tells the Story of the
Mad Musician of st. Louis
Cemetery.
IN. O. Picayune.l

Judge Charles Gayarre delivered the
last of series of lectures at Tulane
Halllas night. There has Of late been
q growing desire to know more of old
times in New Orleans before the new
spirit of tearing down aud building up
shall entirely possess it. Judge Gay
ARE, as Louisiana's historian and the
author of "Fernando de Lemos," the
man vino remembers inost Of the past
and tellsi 1t charmingly, was made both
the memory and the tongue. During
q number of evenings large and re>
fined audiences have spent few
delightful hours in the company of the
narrator and lecturer at Tulane Hall.
Last night the numerous attendance
was q compliment to Judge Gayarre,
as the weather was Indictment, and the
rain overhead and muddy sidewalks
underneath made street travel disagree
able.
In the preceding lecture Judge Gay.
ARE told of the "Mad Musician of st.
Louis Cemetery" Many asked the
question, "Who was he ?' This
question the lecturer promised to ans
swer last night.
When Judge Gayarre took his place
beside the copper reading lamp on the
platform, he said that in his last lect.
ure he had left Tiutin Calandro, the
mad musician, PROSTATE in his he'd
with a fit of insanity. From this he
partially recovered and went about
again. 1t was ON Shrove Tuesday that
the old man expressed dcsite to 20 to
the cemetery again. He said that the
ghosts were going to have Il Mardi
Gras ball and he wanted to open the
event by playing an overture, after
which an orchestra of spirits would
supply the music. The narrator eudea-
vored TO dissuads him from going, but
he was firm in his determination, so
he accompanied the musician to the
cemetery. There Tintin greeted the
ghosts, babe them be silent and seated,
and then seating himself and his COM
psnion on q tombstone, he began to
play.
The narrator had heard Paganini
WELD his magic power over the violin,
but the music had never impressed
him as did Tintin's playing that night.
In the spell which overcame him he
saw the ghosts whisking past in the
dance, and the mad excitement grew
upon him until the sound Of the violin
WIS uuSued.
to his visionary audience, and allowed
his friend 10 escort him home. Before
leaving he called attention 10 the play
ing of the ghostly orchestra, saying it
was very fair. He told how the leader
was the former head of the orchestra
at the ST. Philip Theatre, aud bad
gone mad through family troubles,
finally dying from the shock. "ThaGk
God, am not mad-not from grief"
said Tintin, and this he kept on repeat
ing all the way home.
Tintin Calandro vigorously obsered
the Leuten fast, aud In consequence
wasted away to IA mere shadow. Not
withstanding his physical condition,
he remained true TO his ghosily audi
ence in the cemetery. On the night of
Good Friday the narrator met him
there. Tintin commented on the day,
speaking with the deep feeling of
Christ consentiug TO die on the cross
and suffer in human form for the sins /
of man, and of the Holy Mother look,
ing upon the sacrifice. He said that
he had composed ssStabat Mater
Dolorosa" for the occasion. Again